However, the book provides an intriguing portrait of Hitler and, surprisingly enough, just as intriguing a portrait of Speer, a shiftshaping chameleon who, much like I and my friends, left college with no idea what to do with himself, had no real connections, and was having trouble finding a career, who seemingly stumbles into the service and inner circle of one of Adolf Hitler. One hesitates to assign stars here. I think Speer could have achieved that integration if he had chosen to address the effects of Nazi policy and of his own work as Minister of Armaments on others as well and it's a shame that he doesn't discuss the moral issues in more detail (why did the appalling treatment of forced laborers or the regime's undermining of democracy never make him question its legitimacy as a whole, for example?). The Allied POWs? Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. His level of involvement in the persecution of the Jews and his level of knowledge of the Holocaust remain matters of dispute. Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2018. Twenty years is a pitifully short sentence for a major player in Nazi Germany, and this book does nothing to redeem his actions. Albert Speer is the only leading Nazi to take responsibility for his actions during World War II. The book does exactly what it claims to do, although one would still be skeptical about Speer's knowledge of the Holocaust. But did he care about the Russian POWs? Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers But this much is sure, Herr Speer gave us a detailed look at the top level of Nazi government in both victory and in defeat. Perhaps he simply saw it as not his problem. This is a good copy of the 1970 bestselling novel by Albert Speer. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Inside the Third Reich (1982) 05/09/1982 (US) History, War, Drama, TV Movie 4h User Score. However I found one question particularly perplexing after reading The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich and Inside the Third Reich. It records the constant machinations of Hitler's courtiers for favour and power. Written while spending most of the rest of his life in prison for war crimes, he describes how he was drawn in, what it was like working with the leaders of the Nazi regime, and their downfall. Inside the Third Reich Rutger Hauer Derek Jacobi Blythe Danner (1982) Young Albert Speer (Rutger Hauer) becomes Hitler's (Derek Jacobi) personal architect, then … Inside the Third Reich (TV Movie 1982) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. One explanation I can think of in his favor, is that he was simply too bogged down with his own responsibilities and the extreme irrational attitude of the Reich, that when Hanke told him what he had seen at a concentration camp, he simply couldn't get himself befuddled more! How much money did Speer make during the war? I'll tell you how good this book is. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Find Inside the Third Reich by Speer, Albert at Biblio. -- Bertina Loeffler. As an avid reader of many books regarding World War 2, I really enjoyed this. Speer goes at great lengths to portray himself as the "good Nazi" when he tried to spare the German people by vehemently opposing Hitler's "scorched earth" policy during the closing stages of the war. Inside The Third Reich. As a young architect, Albert Speer (Rutger Hauer) witnesses a rousing speech from Nazi Führer Adolf Hitler (Derek Jacobi). Covers a lot of ground regarding Hitler’s personality and major character flaws. Am euphoric at completing this mammoth book, and my first memoir read. Well written and informative. of the inner circle of Nazi leadership and t. Albert Speer's autobiography is an incredible portrait of the inner circle of Hitler's Nazi Germany, written by a brilliant, philosophical and insightful man. Speer's book really brings to life the people behind history's most infamous regime, yet the narrator himself remains at a distance, providing only occasional paragraphs of insight into his own thoughts. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany, Children of Nazis: The Sons and Daughters of Himmler, Göring, Höss, Mengele, and Others― Living with a Father's Monstrous Legacy, Hitler's Last Secretary: A Firsthand Account of Life with Hitler, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland, From 1946 to 1966, while serving the prison sentence handed down from the Nuremburg War Crimes tribunal, Albert Speer penned 1,200 manuscript pages of personal memoirs. There is much information about the mechanics and internal processes of Hitler's authoritarian state - and almost no discussion of the actual policies and beliefs of the Nazi party. Right-wing populism is rising around the world; there are lessons to be learned from “Inside the Third Reich,” the memoir of Hitler’s close associate Albert Speer. Fabulous autobiography of Speer's life inside Hitler's Third Reich, written whilst serving his 20 yr prison sentence in Spandau Prison. There was a problem loading your book clubs. It is sometimes difficult to integrate this side of the story - the 'Nazi side' of the story - with the accounts of the victims of their violence, which we are far more familiar with. Inside the Third Reich is a lengthy - in my edition, seven hundred pages, not including notes, bibliography or index - memoir written by Albert Speer, focusing on the years between 1933 and 1945 when he was Hitler's architect, his Minister of Arms and Munitions, and probably one of the closest things Hitler had to a friend. "Pim" was born in Leipzig, Germany in 1928 and lived in Germany throughout the course of the war. It is very interesting to read this book in all of these contexts. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Please try again. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. By giving us this account, Speer affirms that for the most part the atrocities of the the Third Reich were carried out by otherwise normal, almost boring men, like him. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. The man was an ADMITTED member of the Nazi party, and had almost daily contact with Hitler, Goerring, Goebbels and Bormann for an ENTIRE decade. Nevertheless, this is certainly an invaluable historical document and a fairly tense read as well, with its court intrigues set against the backdrop of a war slowly being lost, a state gradually disintegrating. I read this book waaay back in the 70s and decided to reread it but I had lost my copy. A fascinating glimpse into the mind of Hitler's architect, who would eventually be responsible for prolonging the war far beyond what anyone predicted. It was originally broadcast on network television by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The face of evil is fully exposed by Hitler's architect and Armaments Leader. Most history books on the Third Reich don't really explain this, instead they list all sorts of economic and political factors which lead to the rise of Hitler, but these factors were present in other countries too (and didn't morph into evil dictatorships). Inside the Third Reich (German: Erinnerungen, "Memories") is a memoir written by Albert Speer, the Nazi Minister of Armaments from 1942 to 1945, serving as Adolf Hitler's main architect before this period. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. He was conscripted at the end of the war, when Germany drafted all able-bodied males between 16 and 60 years of age. Speer does come over as a (reasonably) sane observer watching an utterly insane situation. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Furthermore, Speer’s prison-inspired mea culpa back in the 1970s seemed like the unvarnished truth – which is how he represented it – but this is not so evident upon further reflection. Karl Wolff, SS Brig.Gen. I may have read Albert Speer's memoirs with a cynical eye but to me all I heard were the self centered and egotistical banterings of another one of Hitler's entourage. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Fascinating book but I found myself wondering if Herr Speer was really the hero he made himself out to be. Perhaps even more fascinating is the way Speer reveals the various power struggles, intrigues, missteps, etc. Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2016. Did he really face up to Hitler and say "the war is lost" and "you have no right to ask the German people to suffer because YOU lost the war"? I've recently began my research of National Socialism and the Third Reich. I just can't help but feel that Speer's last sacrifice should be to accept alienation, where his memoirs, like his architecture, become lost to that time. This probably saved him from the hangman's noose. So far as any member of the Reich was "admirable", it was Speer the architect-turned economic minister. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Based upon Speer's own monograph of the same title. This book is definitely essential reading if you have any kind of interest at all in either WWII, or the agency which individual people can have within a totalitarian system. It's an excellent place to start such an endeavor. Rufus Sewell is the actor who plays a high-ranking Nazi officer in the TV show. "Out of our new ideology and our polit- ical will to power we will create stone documents. Fascinating book but I found myself wondering if Herr Speer was really the hero he made himself out to be. It's not surprising that he tends to paint himself as more moral than most--yet at the same time he was the only one on trial who ever admited guilt or sh. Inside the Third Reich (German: Erinnerungen, "Memories") is a memoir written by Albert Speer, the Nazi Minister of Armaments from 1942 to 1945, serving as Adolf Hitler's main architect before this period. Speer often comes across as disengenuine regarding his role and complicity concerning the war. It's a fascinating read. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2019. With compelling insight, Speer reveals many of the "premises which almost inevitably led to the disasters" of the Third Reich as well as "what comes from one man's holding unrestricted power in his hands." The author, Hitler's architect and later his armaments minister, was in the dictator's inner circle for almost 12 years. I have verification from such luminaries as Gen. Adolf Galland, SS-Lt.Gen. “...being in a position to know and nevertheless shunning knowledge creates direct responsibility for the consequences...”. Refresh and try again. Overview. This was the first one that I read. Whatever your views on Speer - particularly as to whether his admissions of guilt at the end of the war were genuine or a simple case of self-preservation - his account of Hitler's inner circle and the way in which government was conducted during this period I find simply fascinating. The boards and bindings are in good condition and there is no spine lean. Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2016. Albert Speer, born Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer, was a German architect who was, for a part of World War II, Minister of Armaments and War Production for the Third Reich. Throughout, Inside the Third Reich remains true to its author's intentions. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Amazing account of Hitler and his inner circle during the twelve years of his reign. Whether this picture of what happened is simplified on Speer's part or not, it is still an intriguing read, especially since he denies prior knowledge of the Holocaust only to have a letter of his be unearthed in which he acknowledges having heard Himmler's Posen speech in which he talked about exterminating the Jews. We'll never know. Perhaps even more fascinating is the way Speer reveals the various power struggles, intrigues, missteps, etc. I read it for hours nonstop. We'll never know. $12.5o hard- back, $1.95 paper. Her natural warmth and high spirits returned, and she seemed to sparkle again like the cheerful and spontaneous girl she once was. The history of the Third Reich is replete with unanswerable questions in addition to its unimaginable cruelty. We’d love your help. So I thought I should. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. The pages are crisp and clean, with a slight water mark on the bottom. The stories of how Speer basically risked his life and perhaps that of his family in directly countermanding Hitler's orders toward the end of the war in order to save what could be saved of German infrastructure and the means for a post-war economy, as well as his aborted attempt to assassinate Hitler, a man for whom he had highly conflicted feelings, are hard to put down. His ch. Am euphoric at completing this mammoth book, and my first memoir read. The first grownup book I ever read was probably The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Inside the Third Reich by Albert Speer. However, the book provides an intriguing portrait of Hitler and, surprisingly enough, just as intriguing a portrait of Speer, a shiftshaping chameleon who, much like I and my friends, left college with no idea what to do with himself, had no real connections, and was having trouble finding a career, who seemingly stumbles i. Amazing book! Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. The flaw lies in how its author tries to tell a first-hand tale of the Third Reich while at the same time he distances himself of that regime. My fear is that this is not a sufficiently emotional account to teach us anything. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Written while spending most of the rest of his life in prison for war crimes, he describes how he was drawn in, what it was like working with the leaders of the Nazi regime, and their downfall. With compelling insight, Speer reveals many of the "premises which almost inevitably led to the disasters" of the Third Reich as well as "what comes from one man's holding unrestricted power in his hands." (See photos). That was then. "Pim" died in 2012 so I was privileged to take a few of his books home with me. Here we will add some comments following the various paragraphs in Speer's Foreword to his book, as it was translated into English by Richard and Clara Winston and published by The MacMillan Company.Speer begins: Apart from this, there is not even an iota of mention about the Holocaust - it was so surprising that you begin to think they are isolated incidents, but it was happening right there! Unable to add item to List. Speer was Hitler's architect and rose through the ranks to become Armaments Minister. Albert Speer, Inside the Third Reich; Me- moirs, trans. Speer gives us insight into the thinking of two people: (1) himself, and (2) Adolf Hitler. I am still shocked that Speer only got 20 years at Nuremberg. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Sewell mentioned in an interview that his sympathetic portrayal of a gradually dehumanised officer is based on Albert Speer. of the inner circle of Nazi leadership and the insanity, inconsistency and downright stupidity that Hitler represented in destroying not only other nations, but also Germany itself. Inside the Third Reich. Apart from this, there is no. Simon & Schuster; Reissue edition (April 1, 1997). Speer was Adolf Hitler's chief architect before assuming ministerial office. I came to this book via the Amazon TV show "The Man in the High Castle", which is itself based on a Philip K. Dick short story of a world where Germany and Japan won the second world war. In any case, they were fascinating. Did he really face up to Hitler and say "the war is lost" and "you have no right to ask the German people to suffer because YOU lost the war"? Amazon 2008-08-31. He comes across as determinedly apolitical - a laughable aspiration in light of the Nazi government's crimes - focused solely on technology, efficiency, and competence, with eventually s. Fascinating memoir that provides a detailed account of the workings and personalities of the Nazi leadership. The recreation of how his career as an architect picking up some government commissions led to becoming arms minister of Germany, and the subsequent events is fascinating in the extreme. As "the Nazi who said sorry", he accepted responsibility at the Nuremberg trials and in his memoirs for crimes of the Nazi regime. 'INSIDE THE THIRD REICH is not only the most significant personal German account to come out of the war but the most revealing document on the Hitler phenomenon yet written. In any case, Inside the Third Reich remains an interesting read from someone who was a key decision-maker in leading Germany’s war effort. The recreation of how his career as an architect picking up some government commissions led to becoming arms minister of Germany, and the subsequent events is fascinating in the extreme. Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2020. Albert Speer, born Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer, was a German architect who was, for a part of World War II, Minister of Armaments and War Production for the Third Reich. Inside the Third Reich is not only the most … His character portrayal is amazingly believable. Capsule review (due to time constraints): those interested in learning more about the holocaust, genocide scholars, Amazing book! April 1st 1997 This is the most revealing document on the Hitler phenonmenon yet written. The prisoners in the concentration camps? Speer was Hitler's architect and rose through the ranks to become Armaments Minister. Fascinating book for the student of WW2 history or general interest, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2014, A fascinating book for the student of WW2 history or general interest reader, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 7, 2020. By giving us this account, Speer affirms that for the most part the atrocities of the the Third Reich were carried out by otherwise normal, almost boring men, like himself, who were tasked with a mission and carried it out to the best of their abilities. She smoked much more and was incessantly lighting one cigarette after another. Throughout, Inside the Third Reich remains true to its author's intentions. After the war, Speer used the enforced leisure of his 20 prison years as a war criminal to plan and write these memoirs. Speer was an architect and a technocrat who was swept up with passion for his work to the point that he did not care about the monstrous evil he was participating in. For many years I've pondered how and why a cultured country like Germany could evolve from the fun loving Weimar Republic years into an industrial killing machine. The banality of evil is on full, hideous display in this readable and engrossing account. Eva at such times was radiant, flushed with happiness. Speer chronicles his entire life, but the majority of Inside the Third Reich focuses on the years between 1933 and 1945, when Speer figured prominently in Hitler's government and the German war effort as Inspector General of Buildings for the Renovation of the Federal Capital and later as Minister of Arms and Munitions. Speer was Adolf Hitler's chief architect before assuming ministerial office. The book does exactly what it claims to do, although one would still be skeptical about Speer's knowledge of the Holocaust. If merely the Foreword of Albert Speer's 1969 memoir Inside the Thrid Reich is little but useless drivel, the book cannot be trusted. Amazon.com: Inside the Third Reich: Rutger Hauer, John Gielgud, Maria Schell, Blythe Danner, Trevor Howard, Derek Jacobi, Viveca Lindfors, Randy Quaid, Stephen Collins, Ian Holm, Elke Sommer, Renée Soutendijk, Marvin J. Chomsky, E. Jack Neuman: Movies & TV. I've heard good things about this. When I was a boy most of us admired the Nazis for their aesthetic: the rallys, the marches, the uniforms, the insignia. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. His "good Nazi" arguments are hardly convincing. How much exactly. It gives us an inside look, yes, but it is so self absorbed that we lose the broader view of the war's effects. The last quarter of the book, in its first-person illustration of how the end came for Germany, evokes an incredible pathos found only in the best drama. His level of. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. I acquired this book from my Father-In-Law's bookshelf after he died. This is a good book, very interesting at some points, yet flawed at its core. “By no means would I describe Adolph Hitler as sexually normal in his relationships with women. "I As early as 1920, when the It takes the reader inside Nazi Germany on four different levels: Hitler's inner circle, National Socialism as a whole, the area of wartime production and the inner struggle of Albert Speer. Now, decades later, we have a much better understanding of the inner workings of the Third Reich and Speer’s memoirs are but one piece. Albert Speer doesn't want any sympathy, nor does he want to be remembered in any special way. I want to keep my distance from a work like this because although I feel Speer is mostly an honest narrator, his clear, somewhat banal account of the Third Reich, Hitler, and his own activities read like a generic memoir, somehow perverting the madness of the time—the destruction, inhuman cruelty, and the quest for absolute power. Did he really single-handledly prevent the scorched-earth decree from Hitler from being carried out? Third Reich, official Nazi designation for the regime in Germany from January 1933 to May 1945, as the presumed successor of the Holy Roman Empire (800–1806; First Reich) and the German Empire (1871–1918; Second Reich). The main characters of Inside the Third Reich novel are Adolf Hitler, Albert Speer. Goes into almost mindnumbing detail of the bureaucracy of Nazi Germany, so may not be for those with only a casual interest in Hitler, Nazism, or the Holocaust. See 2 questions about Inside the Third Reich…, The Good Nazi: The Life and Lies of Albert Speer, Goodreads Members' Most Anticipated Spring Books. Rather this is book is a warning that we must defend democracy and not allow ourselves to be dehumanised by technology and its manipulators. Speer emerges as a humane, sensible, clear-thinking man, who was swept into the events of WWII and for a time surrendered his own judgement, much to his own later regret. First Edition - First Printing. by Albert Speer. It’s been decades since I read Albert’s Speer’s memoir, Inside the Third Reich (1970), and felt the need to read it again after researching the German war effort for more than a decade. Adolf Hitler and vegetarianism (3,167 words) exact match in snippet view article find links to article contemporaneous witnesses—such as Albert Speer (in his memoirs, Inside the Third Reich)—noted that Hitler used vivid and gruesome descriptions of animal A fascinating glimpse into the mind of Hitler's architect, who would eventually be responsible for prolonging the war far beyond what anyone predicted. Inside the Third Reich Memoirs 1 Galahad edition This edition was published in October 1995 by BBS Publishing Corporation. A dramatization of the life of Albert Speer, Hitler's young architect and onetime confidant, and his meteoric rise into the Nazi hierarchy. Speer was a key figure under Hitler, yet at the same time he was rather an outsider, a technocrat with little understanding of the ideological basis for the government in which he made his strong mark as armaments minister. Speer, the Minister of Armaments and War Production under Hitler, the man who had kept Germany armed and the war machine running even after Hitler's mystique had faded, takes a brutally honest look at his role in the war effort, giving readers a complete view of the inside of the Nazi state. Albert Speer had an almost unparalleled insight into the workings of the Third Reich and Hitler's personality and dictatorship. at AbeBooks.co.uk - ISBN 10: 0297000152 - ISBN 13: 9780297000150 - Trafalgar Square - 1970 - Hardcover Inside the Third Reich by Speer, Albert (trans Richard & Clara Winston). I feel like I personally knew Hitler, Goering, Goebbels, Borman, Hess, et al ad infinitum. By contrast, when once in a great while Hitler's more human feelings expressed themselves in a sudden cloudburst, her manner changed completely. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. 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